Chitosan-based Schiff bases: Promising materials for biomedical and industrial applications

V Pawariya, S De, J Dutta - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
There is plenty of scope for modifying chitosan, an only polycationic natural polysaccharide,
owing to its reactive functional groups, namely hydroxyl and amino groups. Although …

Insight into divergent chemical modifications of chitosan biopolymer

EM Elnaggar, MS Abusaif, YM Abdel-Baky… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan is used in many applications due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility,
nontoxicity, nonadhesiveness, and film-forming capabilities. Chitosan has antibacterial and …

Green and ecofriendly bio-removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution using biologically activated banana peel waste

AH Hashem, E Saied, MS Hasanin - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2020 - Elsevier
Using of bio-wastes in dye adsorption is one of the greenest influential applied techniques
for the removal of dyestuff from the industrial effluents and it considered as waste …

Development of peroxidase enzyme immobilized magnetic nanoparticles for bioremediation of textile wastewater dye

OM Darwesh, IA Matter, MF Eida - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Peroxidase enzyme plays a major role in the degradation of phenolic compounds such as
azo dyes. This enzyme was isolated and purified from the bioremediation products of textile …

Eco-friendly cellulose acetate green synthesized silver nano-composite as antibacterial packaging system for food safety

DA Marrez, AE Abdelhamid, OM Darwesh - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study focused on preparation of environmentally safe nano-composite films from
a mixture of cellulose acetate (CA) and nanosilver for using it as an antibacterial food …

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of a novel chitosan Schiff bases based on heterocyclic moieties

AA Hamed, IA Abdelhamid, GR Saad, NA Elkady… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three heteroaryl pyrazole derivatives; namely 1-phenyl-3-(thiophene-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-
carbaldehyde, 1-phenyl-3-(furan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde and 1-phenyl-3 …

Antimicrobial natural hydrogels in biomedicine: Properties, Applications, and challenges—A concise review

O Kapusta, A Jarosz, K Stadnik… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural hydrogels are widely used as biomedical materials in many areas, including drug
delivery, tissue scaffolds, and particularly wound dressings, where they can act as an …

Silver nanoparticles inactivate sclerotial formation in controlling white rot disease in onion and garlic caused by the soil borne fungus Stromatinia cepivora

OM Darwesh, IE Elshahawy - European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021 - Springer
Under Egyptian conditions, the white rot disease, caused by the soil borne fungus
Stromatinia cepivora, causes a major problem in the production of onion and garlic crops …

The wound healing and antibacterial potential of triple-component nanocomposite (chitosan-silver-sericin) films loaded with moxifloxacin

A Shah, MA Buabeid, ESA Arafa, I Hussain, L Li… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim The current study reports the development and evaluation of chitosan-sericin-silver
nanocomposite (CSSN) films without and with moxifloxacin (Mox). Methodology The film …

Antimicrobial Activity of Chemically and Biologically Treated Chitosan Prepared from Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Pupal Shell Waste

MK Lagat, S Were, F Ndwigah, VJ Kemboi, C Kipkoech… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, the broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of chitin and chitosan has been widely
documented. However, very little research attention has focused on chitin and chitosan …